2016-2017 Curriculum Catalog

2016-2017 Curriculum Catalog 2016 Glynlyon, Inc.

Table of Contents LANGUAGE ARTS 400 COURSE OVERVIEW... 1 UNIT 1: JESUS, OUR EXAMPLE... 3 UNIT 2: WORKING WITH INFORMATION... 3 UNIT 3: THE STORY OF OUR LANGUAGE... 4 UNIT 4: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION... 4 UNIT 5: READING AND WRITING STORIES... 4 UNIT 6: POETRY... 5 UNIT 7: READING COMPREHENSION... 5 UNIT 8: WORKING WITH WORDS... 5 UNIT 9: READING AND STUDY SKILLS... 6 UNIT 10: REVIEW... 6 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. i

Language Arts 400 Course Overview continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students' understanding in the following ways: Reading- develops students basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; introduces more advanced reading skills, showing students how to make inferences and derive implied meanings; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences, with emphasis on nouns, adverbs, and verb tenses; develops students capacities for identifying basic elements of narrative prose; introduces students to types of nonfiction, including biographies, autobiographies, and short essays; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of excerpts from Beowulf, Call it Courage, and Gulliver s Travels and of various short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry. Writing- develops students understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with subject-verb agreement and parts of speech; emphasizes parts of speech and their roles, including adjectives, nouns, and verbs; familiarizes students with roots, affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, dialogue, poetry, and short stories; guides students through planning, organizing, writing, and revising a report. Curriculum Contents Reading Comprehension Skills Comparing and Contrasting Determining Author s Purpose Reading for Entertainment and Reading for Information Identifying Facts and Opinions Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details Finding Implied Meanings Making Inferences Reading Poetry Determining Reading Rates Reading Biblical Literature Reading Short Stories Reading for Sequence Composition Writing Reports Summary Writing Dialogue Writing a Fable Writing with Facts and Opinions Writing Poetry Pen Pictures, Couplets, and Free Verse Writing a Report Outlining, Writing, and Revising Writing Short Stories Coming Up with Seed Ideas, Developing Story Parts, Developing Characters, Writing, and Revising Grammar and Usage Adjectives Adjectives Changing Adverbs from Adjectives, Adverb Comparison, and Negative Adverbs Dialogue Using and Punctuating Dialogue Kinds of Sentences Statement, Question, Command, and Surprise/Excitement Levels of Language Use Formal and Informal Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns, Possessives, Subjects, Objects, and Common and Proper Nouns Pronouns Pronunciation 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 1

Punctuation Exclamation Points, Periods, Question Marks, and Quotation Marks Sentence Structure Subject/Predicate, Participles, and Phrases Verbs Verb Forms Literature Studies Fiction o Definition Short Story and Novel o Elements Structure, Character, Dialogue, Plot, Setting, and Symbolism o Genre/Type Fable and Legend o Literary Device Metaphors and Similes Nonfiction o Definition o Genre/Type Autobiography, Biography, Essay, History, and Articles Poetry o Definition o Elements Structure, Rhyme, Meter, and Symbolism o Genre/Type Ballad, Free Verse, and Limerick o Literary Device Metaphors, Similes, and Sound Effects Speaking and Listening Spelling Using Appropriate Words Compound Words Contractions Confusing Spellings Dividing Words Homonyms and Antonyms Ordinal Numbers Roots and Affixes Sight Words Strategies Digraphs and Diphthongs Words with Silent Letters Words with Silent and Irregular Letters Vocabulary Building Dictionary Skills Word Relationships Synonyms, Antonyms, Heteronyms, and Homonyms Word Structure Roots and Affixes Special Topics The Bible as Literature Nonfiction, Short Story, Poetry, Drama, and Parable Graphic Aids Maps, Charts, Diagrams, Captions, and Illustrations Dictionary Skills Handwriting Skills Origin/Development of Language Middle and Modern English Study Skills Note-Taking and Summarizing Word Play Palindromes, Puns, Conundrums, and Idioms 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 2

Literature List The literary works students will encounter in include, but are not limited to: Fiction Poetry Sperry, Armstrong. Call it Courage (excerpt) Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver s Travels (excerpt) Beowulf (prose paraphrase) Hemans, Felicia. The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England Longfellow, Henry. The Village Blacksmith Whittier, John. Barbara Frietchie Unit 1: Jesus, Our Example 1. Course Overview 12. Essay: Using Spelling Words* 2. The Author's Message 13. Spelling Quiz 2 3. Project: Finding the Topic 14. Communicating with Handwriting 4. Vowel Diphthong Design 15. Spelling Lesson 3: Silent e 5. Spelling Lesson 1: Vowel Diphthongs 16. Quiz 3 6. Quiz 1 17. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Special Project* 8. Narrative Elements 19. Review Game 9. Vocabulary Study: Dictionary Respellings 20. Test 10. Spelling Lesson 2: Vowel Digraphs 21. Alternate Test* 11. Quiz 2 22. Reference Unit 2: Working With Information 1. The Author of the Story 13. Mood 2. Reading an Excerpt: CALL IT COURAGE 14. Poetry 3. Project: Outline - The Polynesian People* 15. Contractions 4. Compound Words and Hyphens 16. Spelling Lesson 3: Contractions 5. Spelling Lesson 1: Compound Words 17. Quiz 3 6. Quiz 1 18. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Spelling Quiz 1 19. Special Project* 8. Finding Main Ideas (1) 20. Review Game 9. Finding Main Ideas (2) 21. Test 10. Spelling Lesson 2: Spelling Troublemakers 22. Alternate Test* 11. Quiz 2 23. Reference 12. Spelling Quiz 2 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 3

Unit 3: The Story of Our Language 1. In the Beginning 13. Middle and Modern English 2. Word Study 14. Homonyms, Idioms, and Abbreviations 3. Spelling Lesson 1: Words with Many Syllables 15. Essay: Descriptive Story 4. Quiz 1 16. Spelling Lesson 3: Antonyms 5. Quiz: Spelling 1 17. Quiz 3 6. Abused Language in the Garden 18. Quiz: Spelling 3 7. Prefixes and Suffixes 19. Project: Book Report Nonfiction* 8. Phrases, Adjectives, and Adverbs 20. Special Project* 9. Spelling Lesson 2: Silent Letters 21. Review Game 10. Quiz 2 22. Test 11. Quiz: Spelling 2 23. Alternate Test* 12. Anglo-Saxon Literature; Author's Purpose 24. Reference Unit 4: Effective Communication 1. Main Idea and Supporting Details 14. Project: Taking Notes 2. Sentence Patterns; Speaking Courteously 15. The Written Report (2) 3. Spelling Lesson 1: Silent Letters 16. Project: Outline 4. Quiz 1 17. Essay: Report 5. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Spelling Lesson 3: Homonyms 6. Sensible Sentences 19. Quiz 3 7. Essay: Pollution 20. Spelling Quiz 3 8. Reading Skills 21. Special Project* 9. Spelling Lesson 2: Same Sounds, Different Letters 22. Review Game 10. Quiz 2 23. Test 11. Spelling Quiz 2 24. Alternate Test* 12. Essay: Robin Hood 25. Reference 13. The Written Report (1) Unit 5: Reading and Writing Stories 1. Reading a Story 13. Quiz 2 2. Essay: Writing a Summary 14. Spelling Quiz 2 3. Judging the Value of a Story 15. Story Writing 4. Project: Book Report--Historical Fiction* 16. Essay: Short Story 5. Spelling Lesson 1: Suffixes 17. Spelling Lesson 3: Prefixes 6. Quiz 1 18. Quiz 3 7. Spelling Quiz 1 19. Spelling Quiz 3 8. Mastering Dialogue 20. Special Project* 9. Project: Making Conversation 21. Review Game 10. Project: Seed Ideas* 22. Test 11. Writing Better Sentences 23. Alternate Test* 12. Spelling Lesson 2: Ordinal Numbers; Suffix -ism 24. Reference 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 4

Unit 6: Poetry 1. Reading Story Poems 14. Poetic Ideas and Devices 2. Enjoying Poetry 15. Writing Poetry 3. Project: Working with Rhythm 16. Project: Pen Pictures and Couplets 4. Spelling Lesson 1: Suffixes 17. Project: Free Verse Prayer 5. Quiz 1 18. Project: Poetry Book* 6. Spelling Quiz 1 19. Spelling Lesson 3: Plurals 7. Reading Humorous Poems 20. Quiz 3 8. Playing With Words 21. Spelling Quiz 3 9. Project: Book Report Poetry* 22. Special Project* 10. Spelling Lesson 2: Suffixes 23. Review Game 11. Quiz 2 24. Test 12. Spelling Quiz 2 25. Alternate Test* 13. Reading Inspirational Poems 26. Reference Unit 7: Reading Comprehension 1. Cause and Effect 16. The Story of Marc 2. From GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 17. Spelling Lesson 3: Words with /aw/ 3. Essay: Land of Lilliput 18. Quiz 3 4. Spelling Lesson 1: Homonyms 19. Spelling Quiz 3 5. Quiz 1 20. Adjectives (1) 6. Spelling Project: Homonyms 21. Project: Using Adjectives* 7. Spelling Quiz 1 22. Adjectives (2) 8. Reviewing Nouns 23. Spelling Lesson 4: Unexpected Spellings 9. Singular and Plural Nouns 24. Quiz 4 10. Possessive Nouns; Uses of Nouns (Case) 25. Spelling Quiz 4 11. Noun Substitutes 26. Special Project* 12. Spelling Lesson 2: Words with /sh/ 27. Review Game 13. Quiz 2 28. Test 14. Spelling Quiz 2 29. Alternate Test* 15. Judgments, Inferences, Facts, and Opinions 30. Reference Unit 8: Working With Words 1. Main Verbs 15. Aesop and Fables 2. Verb Forms 16. Essay: Fable Rewrite 3. Subject/Verb Agreement; Contractions 17. Project: Retelling Fables* 4. Participles 18. Parables-Stories Jesus Told 5. Spelling Lesson 1: Suffix -ure 19. Project: Parables* 6. Quiz 1 20. Spelling Lesson 3: Suffixes -al, -ial, -ual 7. Spelling Quiz 1 21. Quiz 3 8. Modifying with Adverbs 22. Spelling Quiz 3 9. Changing Adjectives into Adverbs 23. Special Project* 10. Extra Practice: Using Adverbs in Writing* 24. Review Game 11. Showing Comparisons 25. Test 12. Spelling Lesson 2: Suffixes -age, -ion 26. Alternate Test* 13. Quiz 2 27. Reference 14. Spelling Quiz 2 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 5

Unit 9: Reading and Study Skills 1. Improving Reading Fluency and Study Skills 14. Recognizing Facts and Opinions in a Report 2. A Story About Old England 15. Project: Facts and Opinions Report 3. Spelling Lesson 1: Using Syllable to Help You Spell 16. Report: Facts and Opinions 4. Quiz 1 17. Spelling Lesson 3: Homonyms with Long /e/ 5. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Quiz 3 6. Using Graphic Aids; Outlining 19. Spelling Quiz 3 7. A Story About Esther 20. Special Project* 8. Report: Summary of Esther 21. Review Game 9. Project: Book Report Biography* 22. Test 10. Spelling Lesson 2: Sight Words 23. Alternate Test* 11. Quiz 2 24. Reference 12. Spelling Quiz 2 13. Reviewing Literary Forms Unit 10: Review 1. Literature 13. Using Adverbs 2. Project: Book Report Fiction* 14. Quiz 2 3. Project: Composition Folder* 15. Reading and Bible Study Skills 4. Poetry 16. Types of Sentences 5. Project: Poetry Project 17. Essay: Dialogue 6. Using Nouns and Adjectives 18. Essay: Personal Reaction 7. Writing a Short Story 19. Quiz 3 8. Essay: Short Story 20. Special Project* 9. Quiz 1 21. Review Game 10. Reading Comprehension 22. Test 11. Using Word Study Skills 23. Alternate Test* 12. Using Verbs 24. Reference (*) Indicates alternative assignment 2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 6